Teachers

Main Vocabulary
Unit
2
Word / Phrase
bring back
memories of

Level 3

Part of speech

Phonetic Spelling

phrase

/br/ /bk/
/mem()riz/ /v/

clearly remember
when

phrase

/klrli/ /rmembr/
/wen/

color

noun [count or
noncount]

/klr/

determiner

noun [count]

emerald

Definition

Sample Sentence

to cause memories to be in your mind again

Do these stories bring back any memories?

to have an image in your mind of a person, a place, or something

that happened or was said in the past

I clearly remember when I last saw Michelle.

red, blue, green, yellow, etc.

Pink is my favorite color.

/dtrmnr/

a word used before a noun for showing which thing or things you
are talking about. The words a, the, this, some, and every
are determiners.

We sometimes have to use a determiner before

a noun.

adjective

/em()rld/

made of a bright green stone

Did you see her big emerald ring?

heavy

adjective

/hevi/

a heavy object weighs a lot

She was carrying a big heavy black suitcase.

height

noun [count or
noncount]

/hat/

how high something is, or how tall someone is

He was about the same height as his wife.

leather

adjective

/ler/

made of a strong material made from animal skin

Wow! Look at that beautiful brown leather

jacket.

length

noun [count or
noncount]

/le/

a measurement of how long something is in size

The boat was 16 meters in length.

long

adjective

/l/

measuring a large amount from one end to the other

Have you seen my long pink leather dress?

think of

verb + preposition

/k/ /v/

to remember someone or something

Eating pizza makes me think of my trip to Italy.

material

noun [count or
noncount]

/mtril/

a substance that is used for a particular purpose

Brick was used as the main building material.

noun

noun [count]

/nan/

opinion

noun [count]

/pnjn/

a word or group of words used for referring to a person, thing,

place, or quality
the attitude that someone has toward something, especially about
how good it is

plastic

adjective

/plstk/

made of plastic

remind you of

phrase

/rmand/ /ju/ /v/

shape

noun [count or
noncount]

/ep/

the outer form of something

silk

adjective

/slk/

made of the thin smooth cloth made from the fibers produced by
an insect called a silkworm

size

noun [count or
noncount]

/saz/

a measurement of how large or small something is

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to make someone remember something that happened in the past

Definitions taken from the Macmillan Essential Dictionary

The subject of a sentence is often a noun.

What is your opinion of her latest novel?
I keep my MP3 player in a green plastic case.
That song always reminds me of our vacation in
Mexico.
There were balloons of all shapes and sizes in
the sky.
I bought my dad a long red silk tie for his
birthday.
A: What size is the table?
B: Its very big.
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Teachers
Main Vocabulary
Unit
2

Level 3

Word / Phrase

Part of speech

Phonetic Spelling

skinny

adjective

/skni/

very thin

The model has very long skinny legs.

square

adjective

/skwer/

in the shape of a square

The new house has a small square garden.

straight

adjective

/stret/

without bends or curves

The road was a long straight blue line on the

map.

ugly

adjective

/li/

unpleasant to look at

Look at that ugly blue cotton dress!

unattractive

adjective

/ntrktv/

ugly

Have you seen that unattractive tall glass

building?

vinyl

adjective

/van()l/

made of a light strong plastic

My dad has lots of old vinyl records.

weight

noun [noncount]

/wet/

a measurement of how heavy a person or thing is

We couldnt lift the box because of its weight.

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Definition

Definitions taken from the Macmillan Essential Dictionary

Sample Sentence